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29 Dec 2016

Talking about my goals or doing a
wardrobe post before 2017 officially rolls in makes me a little bit
uncomfortable, it’d feel like cheating. I can, however, talk about what sort of
things I’m looking to get.

28 Dec 2016

2016 simultaneously feels as if it
flew by and as if it dragged on forever. I’m glad to see it off and focus on
the adventures ahead, yet at the same time I can confidently say that despite
the political upheaval and so many famous people passing away, it was a good
year for me. Especially in terms of Lolita.

25 Dec 2016

Very briefly, as I am still recovering from the overeating spree that lasted from Christmas Eve throughout today: I wish you all the loveliest of Christmasses, with all the peace, love and happiness you can get. I spent both days with my loved ones, first my family and then my boyfriend's family and while I only wore Lolita on Christmas Eve, I still had the chance to kawaii-fy myself for the occasion. Pro tip: have at least one fully shirred main piece for maximum comfort when eating.

20 Dec 2016

I’ve been postponing doing this one
because I waited for some of my orders to arrive as a lot of the items I
purchased very much with this skirt in mind – and then ended up using only one
of them. Because my logic is flawless. But hey-ho, we got to my first and so
far only real Lolita skirt (I own one from Bodyline, but I use it as an
underskirt, so I count it as a half), Magic Tea Party’s Bears Paradise. I love high-waisted skirts, I think they look very
flattering and elegant, which tends to limit my wardrobe a little as this
preference means I’m avoiding perfectly adorable skirts purely on the basis of
them not being high-waisted. Maybe one day I’ll get over that…

16 Dec 2016

Meets can be a little daunting,
especially at first. And that’s regardless of whether you’re attending or
organising one. I went to a total of eight meets, of which I organised one (my
second to last one). So while my perspective on this week’s Lolita Blog
Carnival topic is still very much from a newbie perspective, what I’ve observed
thus far boils down to three main things.

13 Dec 2016

No doubt many of you are in a
similar position where you either stand no chance of getting Lolita-related
presents from your friends and family (for whatever reason) or you’d just
rather that they didn’t because they’re likely to get it wrong. However,
getting Lolita fashion items for presents is an incredible thing, so it’s a
little sad that sometimes it’s a present from us to ourselves. Unless you
manage to get a chance to take part in some Lolita Secret Santa.

8 Dec 2016

Like many other Lolitas I spent some money on Taobao stuff in November, even though in the end none of it applied for the 11.11 sales. But since I needed some of these things anyway - why not? I managed to film a little unboxing/review video of that, which I hope you will enjoy.

4 Dec 2016

Happy International Lolita Day
everyone! Whether you got to hang out with other Lolitas or had to spend the
day at home/work/elsewhere, I hope that you enjoyed yourself and managed to do
at least one little Lolita-related thing to match the occasion.

Ever since learning that I can make
my comm’s Winter ILD meet I knew exactly what I wanted to wear and how. I’m not
entirely sure where the idea actually came from, it was simply there and since
I had months to prepare, I managed to get every single piece for my outfit,
with a lot of them being offbrand.

For the meet itself we were actually
on a boat (and yes, we did play “I’m on a Boat” at some point as well). It was
only a canal barge, but still made for something different and as the interior
was really lovely, we all really enjoyed it.

To add to the little twists, our
Secret Santa wasn’t your usual gig either. Instead of everyone being matched up
with people, everyone was asked to bring a gift, wrapped and all, with the only
guideline being ‘get something that you’d like to receive’. When the time came,
it was almost like a raffle – but still not the same as a raffle. We all had
raffle tickets and we started from the person with the lowest number. The idea
was that everyone had to go and pick a gift from the pile, then open it in
front of everyone. The next person could then either do the same OR – and here’s
the truly evil twist – they could steal a present that someone else had opened
and then the theft victim had to go and pick a new present from what was left
in the pile. Not particularly in the Christmassy spirit of giving, but it did
make for quite an entertaining and character-telling game. Nobody tried to
steal the gift that I picked, nor the one that I bought, however, one person ended
up having their present stolen from them twice.

Photo by Holly.

Photo by Holly.

My Secret Santa present and raffle win

There was also a raffle filled with all
kinds of cute prizes. I totally didn’t anticipate to win anything, and yet
brought home a pair of Swimmer headphones. Now, I’m a bit of a headphone enthusiast
so these are miles behind the quality and the standard that I’m used to with
the pair that I currently own – but at the same time my headphones don’t have
cats with bows on them! If only there was a way to combine the two…

The rest of the meet was your usual
socialising, chatting, eating (we had a deconstructed afternoon tea, with
sandwiches being served first and sweets coming after), dancing, taking photos,
admiring everyone’s outfits, more chatter and more photos. Because of how long
our boat trip took, it was already dark by the time we got off it to take some
full outfit shots, but the bit of street where we ended up taking most of the
outfit shots worked just as well (except that it was at the entrance/exit to a
car park and we had to move out of the way a few times).

Team Fluff & Faux Fur!

Photo by Holly.

I admit that I was a little too
tired to engage in everything full on, at some point I needed a moment to just
zone out, yet in the end I enjoyed myself a lot and I know that I would’ve
regretted not going a lot. This will be the last time I get to meet up with my
fellow frillies this year, next one will be in January 2017 (it feels like 2016
had barely just started), however, it won’t be the last time I wear Lolita this
year, definitely not!

How was your ILD? Did you do
something fun or unusual? Or, if circumstances forced you to stay at home or
work, how did you manage to incorporate a little bit of Lolita into your
busy/tiring day? I love comparing how everyone celebrating, it’s inspiring both
in terms of what things to do during a meet as well as what we could do at home
to have a cute moment of engaging in the fashion without attending an event.

2 Dec 2016

I’ve actually already done this
topic before, although that was before I officially joined the Lolita Blog
Carnival community and at that time the coords were entirely hypothetical.
Since then not only I became able to showcase a coord whose total actual cost
comes within that price that, but I’ve also learnt a lot about what is and
isn’t Lolita, meaning that what I can showcase now will be a better example to
newbies as well as a better representation of my style.

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Cupcake Kamisama – 25-year-old Capricorn, Polish-born, UK-based and in love with Japanese fashion (predominantly Lolita). I enjoy a good bargain, OTT Sweet, cats and baking, and when in Japan I’m a self-confessed purikura addict. When I don’t blog, I work in the education sector, overseeing international exchange programs, write articles for Wunderwelt Libre and sometimes I get to do some exciting freelance translations on the side.

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